A fire gutted five cotton warehouses at Mill gate area of Tongi in Gazipur early Monday.
The on duty station officer of Tongi fire service, Md Abdullah Al Arefin, said that the fire broke out at about 5:30am on Monday. The five cotton warehouses in Mill gate area owned by Md Shajahan, Md Khorshed Alam, Md Sultan Hazi, Abul Basar and Siru Dash were completely gutted while a large quantity of raw cotton made from jute were burnt.
Being informed, the fire fighters went to the spot and brought the situation under control after two hours hectic effort.
The fire might have originated from electric short circuit, said the Tongi fire service on duty officer.
Source : New Age
